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telop

/ˈtɛləp/

telop noun: a text or image superimposed on a television screen.

Noun (1)

telop (plural telops)

  1. A text or image superimposed on a television screen.
    • A telop can be made simply by printing on a 4 × 5 cardboard, or by making a mat print from a 35mm negative.1969, Herbert Zettl, Television Production Handbook, 2nd edition, Wadsworth Publishing, page 259

Noun (2) capitalized: TELOP

TELOP

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of television opaque projector.

Noun (3) capitalized: Telop

Telop

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of TELOP.

Forms of telop

pluraltelops
alternative formTelop

Origin of telop

A genericization of the trademark TELOP; an acronym of television opaque projector.

Questions about telop

What does telop mean?
Telop means a text or image superimposed on a television screen.
What part of speech is telop?
Telop is a noun.
How do you pronounce telop?
Telop is pronounced /ˈtɛləp/.
What is the plural of telop?
The plural of telop is telops.

Words near telop in the dictionary

  1. telonisms
  2. telonym
  3. telonyms
  4. Teloogoo
  5. Teloogoos
  6. telop
  7. Telopea
  8. Telopea Downs
  9. telopeptide
  10. telopeptides
  11. telopeptidyl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: telop (page history and authors); TELOP (page history and authors); Telop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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